The twenty-sixth day of the seventh month of the third year of the Jiafeng period of the Han Dynasty is auspicious. It is a good time to get married and avoid traveling far away.
The marriage system of the Han Dynasty was inherited from the Tang Dynasty and was divided into six rites.
To accept a gift is to ask for a name; to accept a gift is to accept a petition; to ask for an appointment; to welcome one in person.
Nacai means that the man invites a matchmaker to go to the woman's house to propose marriage. After the woman's family agrees, the man's family prepares gifts and goes to the woman's home to propose marriage. Asking for a name, as the name suggests, means that the man invites a matchmaker to go to the woman's home to ask for the woman's name and birthday. Nacai
Ji means that after the man gets an auspicious omen from divination, he brings a gift to notify the woman's family and decides to enter into marriage. Nazheng is the betrothal gift that the man will give to the woman. The main items of Nazheng during the Tang Dynasty include Acacia, Jiahe,
Donkey-hide gelatin, Jiuzipu, Shuangshi, Zhuwei, cotton wool, longevity thread, dry paint, etc. Among them, donkey-hide gelatin and dry paint symbolize the eternal marriage. Acacia and Jiahe symbolize the love and happiness of husband and wife.
Meaning. Jiuzipu and Zhuwei symbolize that husband and wife should be open-minded, able to bend and stretch, and respect and love each other.
The request period means that after setting the date, the man prepares generous gifts and visits the woman again, informs the woman, and formally establishes the wedding date after obtaining the woman's consent.
Welcoming is the process in which the groom goes to the woman's side to marry the bride.
On the day of the wedding, the groom will lead a gorgeous carriage with drums and ceremonial guards beating gongs and drums, playing and beating all the way to the bride's house. The bride will fill the mortar with three liters of millet, cover the well with a mat, and
Three kilograms are placed on the window, and three arrows are placed on the door to drive away ghosts and ward off evil spirits.
The first five rites have been completed step by step. July 26th is a good day for Liu Ling to marry Lu Yuzhu, the daughter of the Lu family.
Liu Ling was neatly dressed. His bright red wedding dress made him look tall and handsome. The mighty red lion was also dressed in red. He seemed to feel the festive atmosphere. Today, the proud Teller was also very energetic and walked.
Majestic. The red lion snorts and walks steadily.
Both the drum band and the honor guard worked very hard. The gongs and drummers played the instruments in their hands loudly. The honor guard held up flags and banners. A carriage decorated with colorful flowers, with two red horses riding on it.
Slowly moving forward under the guidance of others, red is the main color today.
Qian Ding Zhi Wan, the etiquette master from the palace, told Liu Ling all the things he had to do no less than three times. His solemn look reminded Liu Ling of the church pastor in his previous life. Liu Ling didn't sleep all night, and his brain was confused.
It was filled with the rules that the etiquette teacher had told him, and it was as chaotic as a pot of eight-treasure porridge. Whether it was his previous life or this life, this was his first formal wedding, and he would be lying if he said he wasn't nervous.
In ancient times, the groom and the bride usually knew each other's appearance on the wedding day when the bridal chamber was lit with candles. Liu Ling was lucky because he had met Lu Yuzhu, which saved him some embarrassment. He understood the skills of ancient matchmakers, and in
In their mouths, an ugly person is someone who looks dignified and behaves well. Ordinary people are beautiful and fragrant. If they are really beautiful, then in their mouths, they are like a fairy. They only exist in heaven and are rare to see in the world.
When Liu Ling first came to this era, he was really worried for a long time when he thought that he might marry a woman whose appearance he even knew. Fortunately, God still favored him. The women he came into contact with,
Either gentle and lovely, or hot and generous, they are both absolute beauties.
When he was about to arrive at the Lu Mansion, Liu Ling took a deep breath and told himself that no one in the army had ever been timid. It was just about marrying a wife. There was nothing to be afraid of. Even if it was extremely difficult now, it wouldn't be the same at night.
Surrender to your own gun...
Zhao Er and Hanasaburo, two handsome generals, rode behind Liu Ling on their tall horses and were clad in red and colorful decorations. Both of them were very handsome, and they looked even more majestic at this time. In addition, both of them were real diamonds.
Wang Laowu attracted a lot of attention from the young girls watching the ceremony on the roadside. Those eager eyes made Zhao Er and Hanasaburo feel proud for a while.
Arriving at the door of Lu Mansion, she entered after a lot of entanglement. At this time, Lu Yuzhu should be dressing up in the boudoir according to custom. In fact, she had already tidied up, but because of the rules, she just sat in the room.
Just waiting.
"Come, come, miss, the prince has come in!"
Xun'er lay on the edge of the door and looked out. When she saw Liu Ling entering the gate of Lu Mansion, she screamed in surprise. She flew to Lu Yuzhu's side like a swallow, shook Lu Yuzhu's arm and shouted.
"Coming in? He's coming... He's really coming!"
Lu Yuzhu took Xun'er's hand and murmured.
Xun'er smiled happily, and then started to cry. She looked down and didn't know if her tears were falling on the back of her hands. The tears were hot, just like a heart.
"Miss, congratulations, you finally got your wish. The prince is really here, and he really did what he promised you in Yuzhou!"
Xun'er wiped her tears and smiled.
"Miss, if you don't cry, it's all Xun'er's fault. Miss should be happy on the big day. It's all Xun'er's fault, I don't know why I shed tears."
Xun'er saw tears dripping down from under the red hijab, like broken beads, and she felt uncomfortable and happy at the same time. Now she could understand Lu Yuzhu's mood. In fact, four words can be used to describe it, that is, after all the hardships, there are joys. Thinking of these two people
The memory of the arduous journey to Yuzhou made Xun'er, a fourteen-year-old girl, feel a little sad. But fortunately, the ending was so happy.
"I don't blame you. It's because I am restless and worried about gains and losses. I have finally waited for this day, and when I think about being separated from my father again, I feel sad."
Lu Yuzhu wiped her tears and said.
"Xun'er, fortunately, I have you. After I live in the prince's palace, you will still be with me when the prince is not with me."
"Miss, Xun'er will definitely accompany you. Xun'er has never been separated from Miss since he was sensible. Xun'er will always accompany Miss no matter what."
The two little girls hugged each other and cried loudly.
After crying for a while, Xun'er found a handkerchief and wiped Lu Yuzhu's face: "Miss, don't cry, the prince will come to sing the makeup poem in a while. After singing the makeup poem, the lady will get on the sedan chair. She was crying.
How can I get on the sedan chair without making the guests laugh?"
"Well, I won't cry. Xun'er, can you accompany me into the sedan chair? I'm afraid..."
Xun'er blushed and said: "Miss, are you so happy that you are confused? How can I get on the sedan chair? You are the bride..."
Halfway through the words, Xun'er suddenly remembered something. His face suddenly turned red with embarrassment and he couldn't even speak. He suddenly remembered that as a bride's dowry maid, she often had to become the bridegroom's future wife.
Concubine. If I marry the young lady together, won't I become the woman who is loyal to the king Liu Ling in the future? When I think of Liu Ling's handsome and clean face and tall and burly body, Xun'er's heart starts to beat wildly.
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"What's wrong, Xun'er?"
After hearing Xun'er's words stop suddenly, Lu Yuzhu asked.
"No...it's nothing. I'll help the young lady go to the door and keep an eye on it. I'll tell you when the prince comes."
After saying that, Xun'er glanced at the fiery red hijab, covered his fiery red face and ran to the crack in the door to continue looking out, but his heart could not calm down.
After Liu Ling had some snacks, he came down to Lu Yuzhu's door under the guidance. He happened to see a big eye flickering in the crack of the door two fingers wide, looking at him. Liu Ling wanted to laugh, so he looked at the eye narrowly.
He made an affectionate expression. He turned his back to everyone, and he was not afraid that others would notice his pursed lips. But he thought the person peeking out from the crack in the door was Lu Yuzhu. Who would have thought that it would be a little girl like Xun'er?
Seeing Liu Ling's "frivolous" behavior, Xun'er screamed in embarrassment, and her heart felt like it was going to jump out of her chest. Normally, she never thought about her future, but when she faced Liu Ling, she didn't.
She didn't show any discomfort. Now that she understood that she would also be Liu Ling's concubine in the future, she could no longer keep aloof from the matter. How come she never thought of this issue when she helped the young lady make suggestions in the past?
Now that I think about it, it seems that I wish I could get married as soon as possible...
Frightened by Liu Ling's bold move, Xun'er shouted and jumped back suddenly.
"What's wrong, Xun'er?"
Lu Yuzhu asked anxiously.
"No...it's okay, Your Majesty, he is here."
Xun'er suppressed the waves in his heart and made his tone of voice not sound so panicked.
"Ah! Are you already in front of the door?"
Lu Yuzhu jumped up suddenly and screamed at a loss. Xun'er was startled by her again. Seeing Lu Yuzhu move to lift her hijab, she was so frightened that she ran over and took Lu Yuzhu's hand and said, "My lady.
, don’t take off the hijab by yourself.”
Lu Yuzhu turned around in a circle at a loss, and was held down by Xun'er and sat on the edge of the bed.
Liu Ling didn't know that the eyes in the crack of the door were Xun'er's. He thought it was Lu Yuzhu who couldn't wait any longer and lay down in the crack of the door to look out. The two people had already made intimate moves. Although his actions just now were slightly
It's not too much to show frivolity. Of course, this is looking at the problem from Liu Ling's own point of view. Let alone Xun'er, even if the person standing in front of the door is really Lu Yuzhu, I'm afraid Liu Ling will be bold.
His actions were so frightening that he blushed and his heart beat beating.
After being stunned for a while with a silly smile, Liu Ling remembered that he wanted to encourage the bride after being reminded by Hanasaburo. He had finally put the makeup-inducing poem he had memorized the night before to use.
"It is said that if you add red powder under the candle, you will not be happy in front of the mirror. There is no need to cover the face with makeup, and the eyebrows are left to be painted."
I don’t know who wrote this poem, but it’s quite catchy.
After the poem to urge people to make up, Hua Sanlang and Zhao Er started to scatter money everywhere. The little maids guarding the door got a lot of money, and each of them got a lot of copper coins.
The maids guarding outside knocked on the door. Lu Yuzhu walked out of the boudoir with Xun'er's support, stepped over the saddle, then walked out of the house accompanied by her family, and got into the carriage to welcome the bride. (To be continued)